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[[The Mean Brit|The Cynical Brit]].
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Total[[Discworld|Biscuit]]; [[World of Warcraft|Total Halibut]]; [[The Mean Brit|The Cynical Brit]]; [[DC Universe Online|Dark Halibut]]; [[Awesome McCoolname|John Bain]].


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'''John Bain''', better known by his screen name [[TotalBiscuit]], was a British-born creator of [[YouTube]] video reviews and commentary. He did fast-paced ''[[StarCraft II]]'' Multiplayer commentary, first-impression videos of indie games on [[Steam]] and other digital-distribution platforms through a series known as ''WTF is...'', and collaborations with other channels, such as co-op playthroughs of ''[[Magicka]]'' and ''[[Trine]] 2'' with the [[Yogscast]] guys and a ''[[Terraria]]'' series with Jesse Cox of [[Jesse Cox]].
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AKA Total [[Discworld|Biscuit]]; [[World of Warcraft|Total Halibut;]] [[DC Universe Online|Dark Halibut]]; [[Awesome McCoolname|John Bain]].


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During his time with WowRadio, TotalBiscuit hosted a few shows - Dungeon Master (a short-lived non-intensive raid guide), Titan, TB's Show About Videogames and EPIC! - but, in the world of podcasts, he was best known for both his "shock-jock"-inspired persona and ''Blue Plz'', a ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' weekly podcast, ''Cataclysm'' expansion beta (and afterward, published content) playthroughs with commentary, and daily updates of "WoW news and content" through his ''Azeroth Daily'' videos. He discontinued his regular ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' videos as of May 2011 and, although he continued it for a few weeks afterwards, has confirmed that ''Blue Plz'' is "done for good" as well. He has also done 27 videos of an ambitious [[Let's Play]] for ''[[Shining Force III]]'', and had been embarking on a playthrough of ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' after a handful of beta content videos were well-received on his channel.
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John Bain, better known by his screen name [[Total Biscuit]], is a British-born creator of [[YouTube]] video reviews and commentary. He does fast-paced ''[[Starcraft II]]'' Multiplayer commentary, first-impression videos of indie games on [[Steam]] and other digital-distribution platforms through a series known as ''WTF is...'', and collaborations with other channels, such as co-op playthroughs of ''[[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]]'' and ''[[Trine (Video Game)|Trine]] 2'' with the [[Yogscast]] guys and a ''[[Terraria]]'' series with Jesse Cox of [[OMF Gcata]].


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As a bit of Trivia, TotalBiscuit has been said by the [[Yogscast]] to own ''every'' game on [[Steam]] (not actually true). Lewis and friends might be right, considering his "WTF..." series and his [[Steam]] account's [http://www.steamcalculator.com/id/TotalBiscuit worth]. Said amount doesn't account for his non-[[Steam]] purchases on Gamer's Gate and Amazon, either: Regardless of the hyperbole, TB was ''very'' influential as a gamer, often getting contacted by Indie developers to showcase new games and interviewing triple-A developers alike.
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During his time with [[Wow Radio]], [[Total Biscuit]] hosted a few shows - Dungeon Master (a short-lived non-intensive raid guide), Titan, TB's Show About Videogames and EPIC! - but, in the world of podcasts, he is best known for both his "shock-jock"-inspired persona and ''Blue Plz'', a ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' weekly podcast, ''Cataclysm'' expansion beta (and afterward, published content) playthroughs with commentary, and daily updates of "WoW news and content" through his ''Azeroth Daily'' videos. He discontinued his regular ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' videos as of May 2011 and, although he continued it for a few weeks afterwards, has confirmed that ''Blue Plz'' is "done for good" as well. He has also done 27 videos of an ambitious [[Let's Play]] for ''[[Shining Force III]]'', and had been embarking on a playthrough of ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' after a handful of beta content videos were well-received on his channel.


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His [[YouTube]] channel is at [http://www.youtube.com/user/TotalHalibut TotalHalibut]. In August 2011, he created another [[YouTube]] channel, [http://www.youtube.com/user/TotalBiscuit TotalBiscuit], which he used to host exclusively ''[[StarCraft II]]'' content. He was yet another member of [[The Game Station]].
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As a bit of Trivia, [[Total Biscuit]] has been said by the [[Yogscast]] to own ''every'' game on [[Steam]] <ref>Not actually true.</ref>. Lewis and friends might be right, considering his "WTF..." series and his [[Steam]] account's [http://www.steamcalculator.com/id/TotalBiscuit worth]. Said amount doesn't account for his non-[[Steam]] purchases on Gamer's Gate and Amazon, either: Regardless of the hyperbole, TB is ''very'' influential as a gamer, often getting contacted by Indie developers to showcast new games and interviewing triple-A developers alike.


On May 24, 2018, he passed away after a long battle with cancer.
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You can find his [[YouTube]] channel here, [http://www.youtube.com/user/TotalHalibut TotalHalibut], and his Web site [http://www.cynicalbrit.com/ here]. In August of 2011, he created another [[YouTube]] channel, [http://www.youtube.com/user/TotalBiscuit TotalBiscuit], which he will use to host exclusively ''[[Starcraft II]]'' content. He is yet another member of [[The Game Station]].


[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[Mean Brit]] <ref>Though, if game developing was the topic of a [[Reality Show]], TB would ''definitely'' be the [[Mean Brit]]</ref>. Or [[Zero Punctuation|a certain OTHER cynical Brit]].
[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[The Mean Brit]] <ref>Though, if game developing was the topic of a [[Reality Show]], TB would ''definitely'' be the [[Mean Brit]]</ref>. Or [[Zero Punctuation|a certain OTHER cynical Brit]]. Or [[The Spiffing Brit]].

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=== Tropes that apply to Total Biscuit: ===
* [[Aborted Arc|Aborted Video]]: He said he'd give a WTF is... of [[Street Fighter|Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition]] in his Dannish Inquisition episode, he hasn't.
* [[Aborted Arc|Aborted Video]]: He said he'd give a WTF is... of [[Street Fighter|Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition]] in his Dannish Inquisition episode, he hasn't.
* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: He does this from time to time, at which point either he or someone he is playing/casting with will inevitably tell people not to look into it.
* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: He does this from time to time, at which point either he or someone he is playing/casting with will inevitably tell people not to look into it.
{{quote| '''Crossing a Watermelon field while playing a female engineer in Guild Wars 2''': "Look at that advanced melon technology. No, not THAT kind of melon technology."<br />
{{quote|'''Crossing a Watermelon field while playing a female engineer in Guild Wars 2''': "Look at that advanced melon technology. No, not THAT kind of melon technology."
'''TB during his WTF is of Binary Domain:''' You will notice the camera is sort of jerking off to one side or another - ''no not like that'', jerking off ''to one side'' - [[Genre Savvy|no, this is not going to sound good regardless of how I say it, let's just abandon that sentence.]] }}
'''TB during his WTF is of Binary Domain:''' You will notice the camera is sort of jerking off to one side or another - ''no not like that'', jerking off ''to one side'' - [[Genre Savvy|no, this is not going to sound good regardless of how I say it, let's just abandon that sentence.]] }}
* [[And That's Terrible]]: During one of the Dead Rising 2: Broken Record videos
* [[And That's Terrible]]: During one of the Dead Rising 2: Broken Record videos
{{quote| '''TB''': (to Jesse) Stop doing that or you'll break the game. And that's bad.}}
{{quote|'''TB''': (to Jesse) Stop doing that or you'll break the game. And that's bad.}}
* [[Angrish]]: Lapses into this when playing [[Nintendo Hard|punishingly difficult]] games such as ''[[Jamestown Legend of the Lost Colony|Jamestown]]'' and ''[[Meat Boy (Video Game)|Super Meat Boy]]''.
* [[Angrish]]: Lapses into this when playing [[Nintendo Hard|punishingly difficult]] games such as ''[[Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony|Jamestown]]'' and ''[[Meat Boy|Super Meat Boy]]''.
** In ''[[Terraria]]'', Angrish is apparently "Hell-ese" and TB is very fluent in it, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|though it mostly involves asking for cooking ingredients]].
** In ''[[Terraria]]'', Angrish is apparently "Hell-ese" and TB is very fluent in it, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|though it mostly involves asking for cooking ingredients]].
** At the end of his WTF is The Tiny Bang Story video he actually resumes recording after the designated end and almost [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=16qZtnqUleU#t=2825s immediately descends into this.]
** At the end of his WTF is The Tiny Bang Story video he actually resumes recording after the designated end and almost [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=16qZtnqUleU#t=2825s immediately descends into this.]
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** Top hats and monocles appear to be high on his agenda.
** Top hats and monocles appear to be high on his agenda.
** While the monocle isn't (yet), TB ''does'' wear a top hat on "official" videos in which his face is shown. The most recent example of this (as of September 2011) would be his coverage of the [[Games Com]] show.
** While the monocle isn't (yet), TB ''does'' wear a top hat on "official" videos in which his face is shown. The most recent example of this (as of September 2011) would be his coverage of the [[Games Com]] show.
** TB's a big [[Terry Pratchett]] fan, sometimes encouraging people to read the books. The origin of his name? From the book ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]]'', [[Total Biscuit]], a "horrible" name given to a child because of the child's culture. His first online handle also came from [[Terry Pratchett]], ''Soulcake''.
** TB's a big [[Terry Pratchett]] fan, sometimes encouraging people to read the books. The origin of his name? From the book ''[[Carpe Jugulum]]'', [[Total Biscuit]], a "horrible" name given to a child because of the child's culture. His first online handle also came from [[Terry Pratchett]], ''Soulcake''.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: John {{smallcaps|Bain}}. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in one of his ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' videos, when he fights [[Batman (Comic Book)|the other Bane]].
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: John {{small-caps|Bain}}. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in one of his ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' videos, when he fights [[Batman|the other Bane]].
* [[Badass]]: See the entry for Gotham City Imposters in his CMOA page.
* [[Badass]]: See the entry for Gotham City Imposters in his CMOA page.
** [[Badass Boast]]: he gives one during said aforementioned video on Gotham City Imposters.
** [[Badass Boast]]: he gives one during said aforementioned video on Gotham City Imposters.
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** [[Badass Beard]]
** [[Badass Beard]]
** [[Badass Moustache]]
** [[Badass Moustache]]
** [[Memetic Badass]]: Invoked. Jesse is ''incredibly'' flattering towards TB during their ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]'' [[Let's Play]], among other situations.
** [[Memetic Badass]]: Invoked. Jesse is ''incredibly'' flattering towards TB during their ''[[Terraria]]'' [[Let's Play]], among other situations.
{{quote| '''Jesse''': Is this where you tell me, "I ate steak off the back of a naked Asian woman [for breakfast], then I went and killed a rhinoceros with my bare hands, upon which I took his horn and made a flute- even though it seems impossible. And I did that all before ''6 A.M.''"<br />
{{quote|'''Jesse''': Is this where you tell me, "I ate steak off the back of a naked Asian woman [for breakfast], then I went and killed a rhinoceros with my bare hands, upon which I took his horn and made a flute- even though it seems impossible. And I did that all before ''6 A.M.''"
'''TB''': Ah, so you do follow my Twitter. }}
'''TB''': Ah, so you do follow my Twitter. }}
* [[Berserk Button]]:
* [[Berserk Button]]:
** Don't mess with [[Husky Starcraft]] -- the guy is responsible for getting TB his [[YouTube]] partnership, and the job to provide for his family, or, in TB's own words: "Husky is the reason my family still has a roof over their heads".
** Don't mess with [[Husky Starcraft]] -- the guy is responsible for getting TB his [[YouTube]] partnership, and the job to provide for his family, or, in TB's own words: "Husky is the reason my family still has a roof over their heads".
** Has a bit of a trigger finger on banning [[Fan Dumb]] -- both his own and that of others. It doesn't matter if you like his videos, you love kittens or you like [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Ponies]] -- if you're being a dick about what you like, you will piss him off.
** Has a bit of a trigger finger on banning [[Fan Dumb]] -- both his own and that of others. It doesn't matter if you like his videos, you love kittens or you like [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Ponies]] -- if you're being a dick about what you like, you will piss him off.
** Also, don't touch his hat, as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=drAi35ipbnA#t=1271s Jesse found out] the hard way in ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]''.
** Also, don't touch his hat, as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=drAi35ipbnA#t=1271s Jesse found out] the hard way in ''[[Terraria]]''.
** [[Punctuated for Emphasis|Don't. Diss. Charity]]! Be it the [[Humble Indie Bundle]] or Red Cross. You ''WILL'' get shouted at, banned from his channel, and possibly set on fire through the internet.
** [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Don't. Diss. Charity]]! Be it the [[Humble Bundle]] or Red Cross. You ''WILL'' get shouted at, banned from his channel, and possibly set on fire through the internet.
** Newest one... Moogles, which make [[Total Biscuit]] punch a kitten.
** Newest one... Moogles, which make [[Total Biscuit]] punch a kitten.
*** Chocobo~...
*** Chocobo~...
** His biggest one yet: Do not, under any circumstance, question TB's morals as a commentator and as a game consumer. Nearly an hour of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuptVs94_U the fourth GameStation podcast] was devoted to a debate/shouting contest between Jesse and TB on this. Jesse had to sleep on the couch.
** His biggest one yet: Do not, under any circumstance, question TB's morals as a commentator and as a game consumer. Nearly an hour of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuptVs94_U the fourth GameStation podcast] was devoted to a debate/shouting contest between Jesse and TB on this. Jesse had to sleep on the couch.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Male Version. The 6th Podcast has [[OMF Gcata|Jesse]], TB and [[Yogscast|Simon]] respectively, [[Badass Beard|BadassBeards]] and all.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Male Version. The 6th Podcast has [[Jesse Cox|Jesse]], TB and [[Yogscast|Simon]] respectively, [[Badass Beard|BadassBeards]] and all.
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Comes hand in hand with the [[Caustic Critic]] trope, don't expect him to soften the blow when picking faults.
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Comes hand in hand with the [[Caustic Critic]] trope, don't expect him to soften the blow when picking faults.
{{quote| '''TB (Speaking about Q.U.B.E. - [[Rage Quit|a puzzle game]]):''' "A well designed game with a lot of thought behind it... but has honestly the character of your average plank of wood."}}
{{quote|'''TB (Speaking about Q.U.B.E. - [[Rage Quit|a puzzle game]]):''' "A well designed game with a lot of thought behind it... but has honestly the character of your average plank of wood."}}
* [[The Cameo]]:
* [[The Cameo]]:
** As pointed out by TB and Jesse in their Q & A video together on [[OMF Gcata]], Simon (a Gnome) and Lewis (then named Zephir, a Night Elf) are literally ''right there'' when TB is accepting and recording the "Peacebloom vs Ghouls" quest, back in the days when the [[Yogscast]], [[Total Biscuit]], and [[OMF Gcata]] had a friendly rivarly uploading ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' content as quickly as they could.
** As pointed out by TB and Jesse in their Q & A video together on [[Jesse Cox]], Simon (a Gnome) and Lewis (then named Zephir, a Night Elf) are literally ''right there'' when TB is accepting and recording the "Peacebloom vs Ghouls" quest, back in the days when the [[Yogscast]], [[Total Biscuit]], and [[Jesse Cox]] had a friendly rivarly uploading ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' content as quickly as they could.
** Simon (Honeydew) decides to finally add [[Total Biscuit]] to his [[Steam]] friends list during one of his ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]'' livestreams.
** Simon (Honeydew) decides to finally add [[Total Biscuit]] to his [[Steam]] friends list during one of his ''[[Terraria]]'' livestreams.
** Another one where he cameos during the [[Yogscast]]'s Earth Defense Force Livestream (audio only as the video is game footage). Notable of reducing Sips to a blithering fanboy.
** Another one where he cameos during the [[Yogscast]]'s Earth Defense Force Livestream (audio only as the video is game footage). Notable of reducing Sips to a blithering fanboy.
{{quote| '''Sips:''' Say my name. Oh please say my name!<br />
{{quote|'''Sips:''' Say my name. Oh please say my name!
'''TB:''' Um...<br />
'''TB:''' Um...
* TB chats for a while then leaves*<br />
* TB chats for a while then leaves*
'''Sips:''' He probably thinks I'm a weird fanboy now... }}
'''Sips:''' He probably thinks I'm a weird fanboy now... }}
** And now Lewis is a cute necromancer girl followed by 4 meatpatchworked monsters while TB is a furry with a charrzooka and stabby stabby daggers in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-9VEvAmFg&t=28m GW2 beta].
** And now Lewis is a cute necromancer girl followed by 4 meatpatchworked monsters while TB is a furry with a charrzooka and stabby stabby daggers in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-9VEvAmFg&t=28m GW2 beta].
{{quote| '''TB:'''Greetings Lewis, how are you today?}}
{{quote|'''TB:'''Greetings Lewis, how are you today?}}
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Numerous. Some of the most frequent ones seem to be more along the lines of a [[Verbal Tic]], in fact.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Numerous. Some of the most frequent ones seem to be more along the lines of a [[Verbal Tic]], in fact.
** "Fire ze missiles!"
** "Fire ze missiles!"
** "Im Working on it."
** "Im Working on it."
** "Yes indeed.."
** "Yes indeed.."
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** "I can tell you that for a fact."
** "I can tell you that for a fact."
* [[Catchphrase Interruptus]]:
* [[Catchphrase Interruptus]]:
{{quote| "Onward, for great (''*[[The Many Deaths of You|Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw]]*'') ...death"}}
{{quote|"Onward, for great (''*[[The Many Deaths of You|Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw]]*'') ...death"}}
** He also reference the trope by name during WTF is Dustforce.
** He also reference the trope by name during WTF is Dustforce.
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: During [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|the Star Wars Kinect Dance Off]] and the 14th podcast, TB visibly drinks the least amount of Champagne among the three of them, but looks even more drunk than Jesse (downed his whole bottle, yet only acts slightly more silly than usual) and Dodger (almost finished her bottle and does not look drunk at all).
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: During [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|the Star Wars Kinect Dance Off]] and the 14th podcast, TB visibly drinks the least amount of Champagne among the three of them, but looks even more drunk than Jesse (downed his whole bottle, yet only acts slightly more silly than usual) and Dodger (almost finished her bottle and does not look drunk at all).
* [[Caustic Critic]]: At times, but less often than the name "Cynical Brit" would suggest. He's actually quite fair, and often finds something to appreciate even in a game he doesn't like.
* [[Caustic Critic]]: At times, but less often than the name "Cynical Brit" would suggest. He's actually quite fair, and often finds something to appreciate even in a game he doesn't like.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Upon going to Paris and witnessing the Eiffel Tower lit up, his reply is this:
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Upon going to Paris and witnessing the Eiffel Tower lit up, his reply is this:
{{quote| '''TB:''' That is '''NOT''' energy efficient.}}
{{quote|'''TB:''' That is '''NOT''' energy efficient.}}
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: He's not usually a victim of this, but then the Popori appeared. "[[Tera Online|IT'S A BEAVER]]!"
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: He's not usually a victim of this, but then the Popori appeared. "[[Tera Online|IT'S A BEAVER]]!"
** That said, this trope is possibly parodied for the most part. There have been quite a few times where he said something that isn't stereotypically cute (like the skull in [[Warhammer 40000 Space Marine]]) being adorable.
** That said, this trope is possibly parodied for the most part. There have been quite a few times where he said something that isn't stereotypically cute (like the skull in [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]) being adorable.
** One instance of this happened during Easter Day where his twitter avatar became a cute rabbit, followed up by him [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEcYkZhlVlc linking to bunny videos on youtube] and posting random cute bunny pictures throughout the day. Subscribers and followers of his Twitter had a [[Wild Mass Guessing]] about whether he was momentarily possessed, drunk, sad, hungry for rabbit meat, [[Trolling]], if it was his wife, or if he had a soft spot for bunnies.
** One instance of this happened during Easter Day where his twitter avatar became a cute rabbit, followed up by him [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEcYkZhlVlc linking to bunny videos on youtube] and posting random cute bunny pictures throughout the day. Subscribers and followers of his Twitter had a [[Wild Mass Guessing]] about whether he was momentarily possessed, drunk, sad, hungry for rabbit meat, [[Trolling]], if it was his wife, or if he had a soft spot for bunnies.
{{quote| '''Subscriber''': Cynical Fleet currently experiencing bunnies, please try again later.}}
{{quote|'''Subscriber''': Cynical Fleet currently experiencing bunnies, please try again later.}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: While playing ''[[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]]'' with Lewis and Simon of the [[Yogscast]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: While playing ''[[Magicka]]'' with Lewis and Simon of the [[Yogscast]].
** To be fair, he is this quite often, even outside of his videogaming.
** To be fair, he is this quite often, even outside of his videogaming.
* [[Determinator]]: He can be quite persistent in his efforts to complete a task set before him, be it by a game or by a person.
* [[Determinator]]: He can be quite persistent in his efforts to complete a task set before him, be it by a game or by a person.
{{quote| I'm not leaving until this is done! I don't care if this is a three-hour freaking video! It's gonna happen!}}
{{quote|I'm not leaving until this is done! I don't care if this is a three-hour freaking video! It's gonna happen!}}
* [[Double Take]]: During his WTF is [[Dark Spore]].
* [[Double Take]]: During his WTF is [[Darkspore]].
{{quote| "Hold stuff down and you get this combo, called the 'voltic slash' it's got a cooldown right there, two meter range... Two meter range? That's fairly impressive, quite the reach on that guy!"}}
{{quote|"Hold stuff down and you get this combo, called the 'voltic slash' it's got a cooldown right there, two meter range... Two meter range? That's fairly impressive, quite the reach on that guy!"}}
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* [[Epic Fail]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5a09JVXoxs&feature=feedu#t=3m17s This Terraria video]
* [[Epic Fail]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5a09JVXoxs&feature=feedu#t=3m17s This Terraria video]
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: During his multiplayer WTF of Section 8: Prejudice, he gets killed by an elevator slamming him into the edge of the door.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: During his multiplayer WTF of Section 8: Prejudice, he gets killed by an elevator slamming him into the edge of the door.
{{quote| "Did I just get killed by an elevator? *[[Beat]]* I just git auhg-uhhug... Everything in this game is out to kill me! And is doing an exceptionally good job of it.}}
{{quote|"Did I just get killed by an elevator? *[[Beat]]* I just git auhg-uhhug... Everything in this game is out to kill me! And is doing an exceptionally good job of it.}}
** Also during his Halloween playthrough of ''[[Amnesia the Dark Descent (Video Game)|Amnesia the Dark Descent]]'':
** Also during his Halloween playthrough of ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent|Amnesia the Dark Descent]]'':
{{quote| "Nothing is bloody safe in this game!"}}
{{quote|"Nothing is bloody safe in this game!"}}
* [[Evil Laugh]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_yJiOD7qJ8&feature=feedlik#t=21m36s Just listen to that laugh!]
* [[Evil Laugh]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_yJiOD7qJ8&feature=feedlik#t=21m36s Just listen to that laugh!]
** [[Face Heel Turn|DarkHalibut]] gets a pretty good, hammy "super-villain" one in the beginning of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UVnOxeYl8A this] video.
** [[Face Heel Turn|DarkHalibut]] gets a pretty good, hammy "super-villain" one in the beginning of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UVnOxeYl8A this] video.
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* [[Flat What]]: TB's reaction to Jesse's revelation in ''Terraria'' that their fans have made [[Gender Flip]] slashfic.
* [[Flat What]]: TB's reaction to Jesse's revelation in ''Terraria'' that their fans have made [[Gender Flip]] slashfic.
* [[Godwin's Law]]: Played straight and [[Lampshaded]] in his Mailbox for February 15, 2012:
* [[Godwin's Law]]: Played straight and [[Lampshaded]] in his Mailbox for February 15, 2012:
{{quote| ''You want hate? You see what the Nazis did, that's hate! [[Lampshade Hanging|Yes I brought the Nazis in]].'' --[[Total Biscuit]], disagreeing with the term "hater" to describe someone who strongly dislikes a game.}}
{{quote|''You want hate? You see what the Nazis did, that's hate! [[Lampshade Hanging|Yes I brought the Nazis in]].'' --[[Total Biscuit]], disagreeing with the term "hater" to describe someone who strongly dislikes a game.}}
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: A portion of his humor, especially in the Terraria LP.
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: A portion of his humor, especially in the Terraria LP.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: The trope name was actually name dropped in his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teb0vJ3qXQk&feature=uploademail March 21, 2012 Mailbox.]
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: The trope name was actually name dropped in his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teb0vJ3qXQk&feature=uploademail March 21, 2012 Mailbox.]
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Emphasis on humor. He has a personal disdain of [[Let's Play|Let's Plays]] because he finds them devoid of creativity, but his [[Let's Play|Let's Plays]] with the [[Yogscast]] and [[OMF Gcata|Jesse]] are some of his most popular and hilarious videos.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Emphasis on humor. He has a personal disdain of [[Let's Play|Let's Plays]] because he finds them devoid of creativity, but his [[Let's Play|Let's Plays]] with the [[Yogscast]] and [[Jesse Cox|Jesse]] are some of his most popular and hilarious videos.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]:
* [[Insistent Terminology]]:
** [[Running Gag|He doesn't do reviews -- he does FIRST IMPRESSIONS.]]
** [[Running Gag|He doesn't do reviews -- he does FIRST IMPRESSIONS.]]
** The Terraria LP with Jesse is not a Let's Play, it's a [[Running Gag|talk show]].
** The Terraria LP with Jesse is not a Let's Play, it's a [[Running Gag|talk show]].
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He can be a bit of a jerk sometimes, but his criticisms are all well meaning, and he does do work that's completely for charity.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He can be a bit of a jerk sometimes, but his criticisms are all well meaning, and he does do work that's completely for charity.
* [[Large Ham]]: He tends to seemingly overreact to certain things.
* [[Large Ham]]: He tends to seemingly overreact to certain things.
{{quote| ''[[Meat Boy (Video Game)|"I FEEL EVERY DEATH IN THE HEART OF MY ]]'' '''''SOUL'''''"<br />
{{quote|''[[Meat Boy|"I FEEL EVERY DEATH IN THE HEART OF MY ]]'' '''''SOUL'''''"<br />
"Oh, you have a [[Star Craft 2|viking]], uh, that's adorable... ''[[Wave Motion Gun|YAMATO CANNON]]!!!'' BOOM!! [[Captain Obvious|You don't have a viking anymore]]." }}
"Oh, you have a [[Star Craft 2|viking]], uh, that's adorable... ''[[Wave Motion Gun|YAMATO CANNON]]!!!'' BOOM!! [[Captain Obvious|You don't have a viking anymore]]." }}
* [[Leitmotif]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuxPVa4OnQ8 The Ballad of TotalBiscuit], also available in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWqzfLpKe5M shortened version], played during the ending of most of his videos. He originally used [[Pirates of the Caribbean|He's a Pirate]], until he was asked not to for copyright issues. The artist then made the ballad using a similar melody.
* [[Leitmotif]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuxPVa4OnQ8 The Ballad of TotalBiscuit], also available in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWqzfLpKe5M shortened version], played during the ending of most of his videos. He originally used [[Pirates of the Caribbean|He's a Pirate]], until he was asked not to for copyright issues. The artist then made the ballad using a similar melody.
** [[Fan Nickname]]: There is an ongoing petition to rename the song ''Monocle (and/or) Top Hat of Destiny''.
** [[Fan Nickname]]: There is an ongoing petition to rename the song ''Monocle (and/or) Top Hat of Destiny''.
* [[Literalist Snarking]]: Along with [[Deadpan Snarker]], usually towards some stupid question already answered by him.
* [[Literalist Snarking]]: Along with [[Deadpan Snarker]], usually towards some stupid question already answered by him.
{{quote| '''Guy on twitter, having missed TB's announcements about the assembly in Finland''': What's in Finland?<br />
{{quote|'''Guy on twitter, having missed TB's announcements about the assembly in Finland''': What's in Finland?
'''TB''': Finns. }}
'''TB''': Finns. }}
* [[Madness Mantra]]: During his WTF is of [[Lone Survivor]].
* [[Madness Mantra]]: During his WTF is of [[Lone Survivor]].
{{quote| '''TB:''' There was no jazz at all! [[It Makes Sense in Context|NO JAZZ AT ALL!]]}}
{{quote|'''TB:''' There was no jazz at all! [[It Makes Sense in Context|NO JAZZ AT ALL!]]}}
* [[The Mean Brit]]
* [[The Mean Brit]]
* [[Missing Episode]]: The three lost ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]'' videos. All of them had the videos lost (the second and third by accidental deletion on TB's part) but the audio saved, and TB has released the second and third lost episodes (meant to be before episode 32) as an [http://www.cynicalbrit.com/audio/terraria_lostepisodes.mp3 audio podcast]. The first one, meant to be before episode 13, has not been released, though.
* [[Missing Episode]]: The three lost ''[[Terraria]]'' videos. All of them had the videos lost (the second and third by accidental deletion on TB's part) but the audio saved, and TB has released the second and third lost episodes (meant to be before episode 32) as an [http://www.cynicalbrit.com/audio/terraria_lostepisodes.mp3 audio podcast]. The first one, meant to be before episode 13, has not been released, though.
* [[Nausea Fuel]]: Invoked. He gets motion sickness from playing ''Datajammers: Fast Forward''.
* [[Nausea Fuel]]: Invoked. He gets motion sickness from playing ''Datajammers: Fast Forward''.
** See also "WTF Is...TheBindingOfIsaac". He says several times that the game, while fun and very well-made, is absolutely disturbing and disgusting.
** See also "WTF Is...TheBindingOfIsaac". He says several times that the game, while fun and very well-made, is absolutely disturbing and disgusting.
* [[Needs More Love]]: Invoked. He thought ''[[Section 8|Section 8: Prejudice]]'' was becoming so massively underrated that he decided to feature it a second time.
* [[Needs More Love]]: Invoked. He thought ''[[Section 8 (video game)|Section 8: Prejudice]]'' was becoming so massively underrated that he decided to feature it a second time.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Why yes he does own a top hat in [[Real Life]], and if there is a top hat to be obtained in a game he'll make it one of his top priorities to get it.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Why yes he does own a top hat in [[Real Life]], and if there is a top hat to be obtained in a game he'll make it one of his top priorities to get it.
* [[One of Us]]:
* [[One of Us]]:
** He mentions Tvtropes on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu_TiBM6SkY&list=WL3D008C1266C33E77&index=2&feature=plpp_video the first episode] of the [[The Game Station|GameStation]] podcast, as well as dropping trope names in other videos, including the second episode of aforementioned podcast.
** He mentions Tvtropes on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu_TiBM6SkY&list=WL3D008C1266C33E77&index=2&feature=plpp_video the first episode] of the [[The Game Station|GameStation]] podcast, as well as dropping trope names in other videos, including the second episode of aforementioned podcast.
** He's also a registered Troper, mentioning that he reads TV Tropes quite a bit in the Febuary 15th, 2012 Mailbox and references his page ([[And Zoidberg|as well as]] [[OMF Gcata]]'s.)
** He's also a registered Troper, mentioning that he reads TV Tropes quite a bit in the Febuary 15th, 2012 Mailbox and references his page ([[And Zoidberg|as well as]] [[Jesse Cox]]'s.)
** The [[Rule of Three|third time]] is during the 14th podcast, where he rather proudly declares himself a [[Snark Knight]].
** The [[Rule of Three|third time]] is during the 14th podcast, where he rather proudly declares himself a [[Snark Knight]].
* [[Only in It For The Money]]: Averted, he thoroughly enjoys doing his work (The [[Fan Dumb]] that comes with it, not so much), and is not above doing charity work and donating to charity. Of course he has to earn a living from his work, but money is not the primary motivator.
* [[Only in It For the Money]]: Averted, he thoroughly enjoys doing his work (The [[Fan Dumb]] that comes with it, not so much), and is not above doing charity work and donating to charity. Of course he has to earn a living from his work, but money is not the primary motivator.
{{quote| TB (speaking of money he earned): ''"As regards to the money I don't really care, so I went and bought'' [http://www.justgiving.com/yogscast a goat]."}}
{{quote|TB (speaking of money he earned): ''"As regards to the money I don't really care, so I went and bought'' [http://www.justgiving.com/yogscast a goat]."}}
* [[Podcast]]:
* [[Podcast]]:
** Has done numerous "classic" radio shows and podcasts; the most notable one, also discontinued shortly after quitting ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', was "Blue Plz".
** Has done numerous "classic" radio shows and podcasts; the most notable one, also discontinued shortly after quitting ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', was "Blue Plz".
** One of the regular hosts of The Gamestation's podcast alongside [[OMF Gcata|Jesse Cox]] and [[Press Heart to Continue|Dodger.]]
** One of the regular hosts of The Gamestation's podcast alongside [[Jesse Cox]] and [[Press Heart to Continue|Dodger.]]
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: At the end of his video ''WTF is [[G La DOS]] doing in The Ball?'', after having struggled with a simple ball-based physics puzzle and (finally) passing it:
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: At the end of his video ''WTF is [[GLaDOS]] doing in The Ball?'', after having struggled with a simple ball-based physics puzzle and (finally) passing it:
{{quote| ''I am the master [[Double Entendre|of my own balls!]]'' (sees a ball-required pressure pad) ''Bollocks.''}}
{{quote|''I am the master [[Double Entendre|of my own balls!]]'' (sees a ball-required pressure pad) ''Bollocks.''}}
** In fact, pretty much any use of profanity on TB's part (outside videos containing "spur-of-the-moment" reactions such as his Hallowe'en special on Amnesia: The Dark Descent or daily VoDs of his raw I Suck At Starcraft stream) - due to its irregularity, even despite his tendency to rant/be cynical - could be considered one of these.
** In fact, pretty much any use of profanity on TB's part (outside videos containing "spur-of-the-moment" reactions such as his Hallowe'en special on Amnesia: The Dark Descent or daily VoDs of his raw I Suck At Starcraft stream) - due to its irregularity, even despite his tendency to rant/be cynical - could be considered one of these.
** Subverted in his ''[[Meat Boy (Video Game)|Super Meat Boy]]'' video:
** Subverted in his ''[[Meat Boy|Super Meat Boy]]'' video:
{{quote| '''TB''': You have ''any'' idea how difficult it is (''*[[The Many Deaths of You|Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw]]*'') to resist the urge to say ''FFFFFFFFFF'''''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!'''''}}
{{quote|'''TB''': You have ''any'' idea how difficult it is (''*[[The Many Deaths of You|Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw]]*'') to resist the urge to say ''FFFFFFFFFF'''''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!'''''}}
** He outright stated during a ''[[League of Legends]]'' livestream that it wouldn't be going up on his [[YouTube]] channel ''because'' he was swearing so much. It would go against his personal expectations when it comes to the quality of his videos.
** He outright stated during a ''[[League of Legends]]'' livestream that it wouldn't be going up on his [[YouTube]] channel ''because'' he was swearing so much. It would go against his personal expectations when it comes to the quality of his videos.
* [[Rousing Speech]]: He's a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8JeYIWQgrE surprisingly good] speaker.
* [[Rousing Speech]]: He's a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8JeYIWQgrE surprisingly good] speaker.
* [[Running Gag]]: Numerous.
* [[Running Gag]]: Numerous.
** [[Total Biscuit]]'s and Jesse's ineptitude with explosives in their ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]'' [[Let's Play]].
** [[Total Biscuit]]'s and Jesse's ineptitude with explosives in their ''[[Terraria]]'' [[Let's Play]].
** Earlier, he Simon and Lewis had issues with explosives (a spell combination Simon discovered, which they began calling "ARSE Mines" after the keys needed to cast it) in their [[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]] series with the [[Yogscast]].
** Earlier, he Simon and Lewis had issues with explosives (a spell combination Simon discovered, which they began calling "ARSE Mines" after the keys needed to cast it) in their [[Magicka]] series with the [[Yogscast]].
** There's also the completely unrelated matter of TB describing games he enjoys as simulators:
** There's also the completely unrelated matter of TB describing games he enjoys as simulators:
{{quote| ''[[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]]'': The premier mage suicide simulator!<br />
{{quote|''[[Magicka]]'': The premier mage suicide simulator!
''[[Nitronic Rush]]'': The premier car breakdancing simulator!<br />
''[[Nitronic Rush]]'': The premier car breakdancing simulator!
''[[Limbo]]'': The premier get-stabbed-by-shadowy-spider simulator!<br />
''[[Limbo]]'': The premier get-stabbed-by-shadowy-spider simulator!
''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}_cxM5UIsAnE Envirobear2000]'': The premier bear driving simulator!<br />
''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}_cxM5UIsAnE Envirobear2000]'': The premier bear driving simulator!
''[[Orcs Must Die (Video Game)|Orcs Must Die]]'': The premier orc stabbing and trap placing simulator!<br />
''[[Orcs Must Die]]'': The premier orc stabbing and trap placing simulator!
''[[Journey (Video Game)|Journey]]'': The premier cloth flying simulator! }}
''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]'': The premier cloth flying simulator! }}
** A Meta-example: Whenever a [[YouTube]] Video receives recognition from TB (via a Like or share on his channel), expect one of the top liked comments to be some variation of "The Cynical Fleet as Arrived" because of the legion of TB fans watching the video.
** A Meta-example: Whenever a [[YouTube]] Video receives recognition from TB (via a Like or share on his channel), expect one of the top liked comments to be some variation of "The Cynical Fleet as Arrived" because of the legion of TB fans watching the video.
*** This originated from TB's tendency of 1-base Battlecruiser-rushing on ''[[Starcraft II (Video Game)|Starcraft II]]'' before he switched to Zerg: It got popular enough for the subscriber icons in chat to be Battlecruisers, the subscribers to be named the Cynical Fleet, and the cruisers themselves to be renamed "Biscuitcruisers".
*** This originated from TB's tendency of 1-base Battlecruiser-rushing on ''[[StarCraft II]]'' before he switched to Zerg: It got popular enough for the subscriber icons in chat to be Battlecruisers, the subscribers to be named the Cynical Fleet, and the cruisers themselves to be renamed "Biscuitcruisers".
*** A variation of this is "A [[Total Biscuit]] army is approaching from the west!", derived from the Terraria in-game message 'A goblin army is approaching from the west/east!'
*** A variation of this is "A [[Total Biscuit]] army is approaching from the west!", derived from the Terraria in-game message 'A goblin army is approaching from the west/east!'
** [[Total Biscuit]] pronouncing M. Night Shyamalan as Shyamalalalal.
** [[Total Biscuit]] pronouncing M. Night Shyamalan as Shyamalalalal.
* [[Schedule Slip]]: In regards to his ''[[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]]'' co-op with the [[Yogscast]]; the three had increasingly busy schedules starting after Part 8, and Part 14, a 40+ minute episode, had audio issues that [[Total Biscuit]] still hadn't edited out yet when it was released ''two months'' after recording.
* [[Schedule Slip]]: In regards to his ''[[Magicka]]'' co-op with the [[Yogscast]]; the three had increasingly busy schedules starting after Part 8, and Part 14, a 40+ minute episode, had audio issues that [[Total Biscuit]] still hadn't edited out yet when it was released ''two months'' after recording.
* [[Spoonerism]]: Mentioned by name in his WTF is... video for Dustforce.
* [[Spoonerism]]: Mentioned by name in his WTF is... video for Dustforce.
* [[Squee]]: Oh, so ''very'' much during his video ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb50aAFiOpM WTF is Warhammer 40k: Space Marine?]''
* [[Squee]]: Oh, so ''very'' much during his video ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb50aAFiOpM WTF is Warhammer 40k: Space Marine?]''
* [[Straight Man]]: To Jesse Cox's [[Wiseguy]], when paired up in projects such as ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' and ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]''.
* [[Straight Man]]: To Jesse Cox's [[Wiseguy]], when paired up in projects such as ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' and ''[[Terraria]]''.
** Hell, he's pretty much the [[Straight Man]] to the entire Game Station. Which says a lot about the Game Station.
** Hell, he's pretty much the [[Straight Man]] to the entire Game Station. Which says a lot about the Game Station.
** He [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] it himself in the Terraria series.
** He [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] it himself in the Terraria series.
{{quote| '''TB:''' "You're the funny guy, I'm the straight guy, start singing, dammit!"<br />
{{quote|'''TB:''' "You're the funny guy, I'm the straight guy, start singing, dammit!"
'''Jesse:''' "I dunno if I'd call you the straight guy! '''HEY-O!'''"<br />
'''Jesse:''' "I dunno if I'd call you the straight guy! '''HEY-O!'''"
'''TB:''' ''*Disgusted Sigh*'' }}
'''TB:''' ''*Disgusted Sigh*'' }}
* [[The Snark Knight]]: He appears to have a worldly disdain for anything and anyone around him, including some of his closest e-friends.
* [[The Snark Knight]]: He appears to have a worldly disdain for anything and anyone around him, including some of his closest e-friends.
* [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]]: More like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j190cYqxD_w Awesome Statements' Dance Mix], though...brought to you by the same man who made [[OMF Gcata]]'s.
* [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]]: More like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j190cYqxD_w Awesome Statements' Dance Mix], though...brought to you by the same man who made [[Jesse Cox]]'s.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiHcLEXmMO0 And now with one of his podcasts.]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiHcLEXmMO0 And now with one of his podcasts.]
* [[The Spock|Superego]]: In a [[Freudian Trio]] with Lewis's [[The Kirk|ego]] and Simon's [[The McCoy|id]] in the ''[[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]]'' and ''[[Trine (Video Game)|Trine]] 2'' videos.
* [[The Spock|Superego]]: In a [[Freudian Trio]] with Lewis's [[The Kirk|ego]] and Simon's [[The McCoy|id]] in the ''[[Magicka]]'' and ''[[Trine]] 2'' videos.
* [[Totally Radical]]: Occasionally attempts this ironically, with [[Pretty Fly for A White Guy|predictable results.]]
* [[Totally Radical]]: Occasionally attempts this ironically, with [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy|predictable results.]]
{{quote| '''TB:''' Yo yo! The west side! Lemme - lemme spit for ya... and such.<br />
{{quote|'''TB:''' Yo yo! The west side! Lemme - lemme spit for ya... and such.
'''Jesse:''' That... that is... no. No. Never - on behalf of the world, no. Don't spit for us. }}
'''Jesse:''' That... that is... no. No. Never - on behalf of the world, no. Don't spit for us. }}
* [[Troll]]: Towards Simon of the [[Yogscast]] in ''[[Magicka (Video Game)|Magicka]]'' and to a lesser extent ''[[Trine (Video Game)|Trine]] 2''.
* [[Troll]]: Towards Simon of the [[Yogscast]] in ''[[Magicka]]'' and to a lesser extent ''[[Trine]] 2''.
* [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]]: [[Discussed]] in-universe when playing ''[[The Binding of Isaac (Video Game)|The Binding of Isaac]]''
* [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]]: [[Discussed]] in-universe when playing ''[[The Binding of Isaac]]''
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Overlaps with [[Angrish]]. His version of distinct from others. It sounds like a weird combination of a squeak, squawk and screech.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Overlaps with [[Angrish]]. His version of distinct from others. It sounds like a weird combination of a squeak, squawk and screech.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: Initially thinks the Mechanic in ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]'' is male.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: Initially thinks the Mechanic in ''[[Terraria]]'' is male.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Jesse Cox of [[OMF Gcata]], though he admits that it's a bit played up. A bit, but not very much: he still hates Jesse. Even in front of their TGS associates.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Jesse Cox of [[Jesse Cox]], though he admits that it's a bit played up. A bit, but not very much: he still hates Jesse. Even in front of their TGS associates.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FYEo_FUK2w Now in song form...]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FYEo_FUK2w Now in song form...]
** He gets along pretty well with Lewis of the [[Yogscast]]. Simon? Not so much.
** He gets along pretty well with Lewis of the [[Yogscast]]. Simon? Not so much.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Or more to the point, ''[[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why did it have to be puzzle games (or any game that requires puzzle-solving skills)]]''?? TB is Dyspraxic, which according to a comment, ''is a motor learning difficulty that can affect planning of movements and coordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body'', which means it takes TB around twice as long to solve puzzles as someone who doesn't have this.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Or more to the point, ''[[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why did it have to be puzzle games (or any game that requires puzzle-solving skills)]]''?? TB is Dyspraxic, which according to a comment, ''is a motor learning difficulty that can affect planning of movements and coordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body'', which means it takes TB around twice as long to solve puzzles as someone who doesn't have this.
** Despite this, he seems to really like [[Super Meat Boy]], which is hard enough already for a person without dyspraxia!
** Despite this, he seems to really like [[Super Meat Boy]], which is hard enough already for a person without dyspraxia!
* [[We Sell Everything]]: [[Discussed]] and basically ranted about in Part 4 of his ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_JITD7sbVWU#t=277s livestream].
* [[We Sell Everything]]: [[Discussed]] and basically ranted about in Part 4 of his ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_JITD7sbVWU#t=277s livestream].
* [[Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things]]:
* [[Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things]]:
** Will never ''ever'' post a ''[[Minecraft]]'' video due to the [[Fan Dumb]]: According to TB, once you go ''[[Minecraft]]'', you never go back because of never ending fan demand. Funny enough, his wife, Intricacy, had her first Cynical Brit Community News video with ''[[Minecraft]]'' in the background, even lampshading how she's going against TB's "no ''[[Minecraft]]''" rule.
** Will never ''ever'' post a ''[[Minecraft]]'' video due to the [[Fan Dumb]]: According to TB, once you go ''[[Minecraft]]'', you never go back because of never ending fan demand. Funny enough, his wife, Intricacy, had her first Cynical Brit Community News video with ''[[Minecraft]]'' in the background, even lampshading how she's going against TB's "no ''[[Minecraft]]''" rule.
** Ditto for ''[[Heroes of Newerth]]''. TB isn't going to cover it mostly because the community is so horrible, but especially because, when he'd done his first ''[[League of Legends]]'' video, he received a massive amount of hatemail from ''Heroes'' players insulting him and demanding him to cover their superior game instead. Yeah. Not too hard to believe.
** Ditto for ''[[Heroes of Newerth]]''. TB isn't going to cover it mostly because the community is so horrible, but especially because, when he'd done his first ''[[League of Legends]]'' video, he received a massive amount of hatemail from ''Heroes'' players insulting him and demanding him to cover their superior game instead. Yeah. Not too hard to believe.
** TB no longer reads the [[YouTube]] comments in his videos because of the sheer amount of stupidity that resides there. He used to read them, but blocked them on his personal computer after his doctor told him they had ''given him stress-related illness''. Now, his volunteer mods and his wife read them for him and relay the best and most frequent comments. Whenever he does occasionally read and respond to comments, it is like seeing chum thrown into a shark pool.
** TB no longer reads the [[YouTube]] comments in his videos because of the sheer amount of stupidity that resides there. He used to read them, but blocked them on his personal computer after his doctor told him they had ''given him stress-related illness''. Now, his volunteer mods and his wife read them for him and relay the best and most frequent comments. Whenever he does occasionally read and respond to comments, it is like seeing chum thrown into a shark pool.
** At this stage, the ''[[Skyrim]]'' community is nearing this point aswell, as despite having stated on several occasions that he will not do ''[[Skyrim]]'' content (because he wouldn't be able to live up to the standard for content on his page, and also because everyone and their mother is doing it), he still gets tweets, [[Face Book]] messages and [[YouTube]] comments on whether or not he will do a ''WTF is...'' ''[[Skyrim]]''.
** At this stage, the ''[[Skyrim]]'' community is nearing this point aswell, as despite having stated on several occasions that he will not do ''[[Skyrim]]'' content (because he wouldn't be able to live up to the standard for content on his page, and also because everyone and their mother is doing it), he still gets tweets, [[Facebook]] messages and [[YouTube]] comments on whether or not he will do a ''WTF is...'' ''[[Skyrim]]''.
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: If you estimate using his voice and the way he looks without his [[Nice Hat]] on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X9aGdI2-Gc here] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp4SQVkkZ0Q here], it's easy to forget that he's 28 and actually younger than [[Yogscast|Simon Lane (34), Lewis Brindley (29)]] and [[OMF Gcata|Jesse Cox (30)]].
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: If you estimate using his voice and the way he looks without his [[Nice Hat]] on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X9aGdI2-Gc here] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp4SQVkkZ0Q here], it's easy to forget that he's 28 and actually younger than [[Yogscast|Simon Lane (34), Lewis Brindley (29)]] and [[Jesse Cox|Jesse Cox (30)]].
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My name's been [[Total Biscuit]], and I'll see you next time...
My name's been TotalBiscuit, and I'll see you next time...


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TotalBiscuit; Total Halibut; The Cynical Brit; Dark Halibut; John Bain.

John Bain, better known by his screen name TotalBiscuit, was a British-born creator of YouTube video reviews and commentary. He did fast-paced StarCraft II Multiplayer commentary, first-impression videos of indie games on Steam and other digital-distribution platforms through a series known as WTF is..., and collaborations with other channels, such as co-op playthroughs of Magicka and Trine 2 with the Yogscast guys and a Terraria series with Jesse Cox of Jesse Cox.

During his time with WowRadio, TotalBiscuit hosted a few shows - Dungeon Master (a short-lived non-intensive raid guide), Titan, TB's Show About Videogames and EPIC! - but, in the world of podcasts, he was best known for both his "shock-jock"-inspired persona and Blue Plz, a World of Warcraft weekly podcast, Cataclysm expansion beta (and afterward, published content) playthroughs with commentary, and daily updates of "WoW news and content" through his Azeroth Daily videos. He discontinued his regular World of Warcraft videos as of May 2011 and, although he continued it for a few weeks afterwards, has confirmed that Blue Plz is "done for good" as well. He has also done 27 videos of an ambitious Let's Play for Shining Force III, and had been embarking on a playthrough of DC Universe Online after a handful of beta content videos were well-received on his channel.

As a bit of Trivia, TotalBiscuit has been said by the Yogscast to own every game on Steam (not actually true). Lewis and friends might be right, considering his "WTF..." series and his Steam account's worth. Said amount doesn't account for his non-Steam purchases on Gamer's Gate and Amazon, either: Regardless of the hyperbole, TB was very influential as a gamer, often getting contacted by Indie developers to showcase new games and interviewing triple-A developers alike.

His YouTube channel is at TotalHalibut. In August 2011, he created another YouTube channel, TotalBiscuit, which he used to host exclusively StarCraft II content. He was yet another member of The Game Station.

On May 24, 2018, he passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Not to be confused with The Mean Brit [1]. Or a certain OTHER cynical Brit. Or The Spiffing Brit.

TotalBiscuit provides examples of the following tropes:

Crossing a Watermelon field while playing a female engineer in Guild Wars 2: "Look at that advanced melon technology. No, not THAT kind of melon technology."
TB during his WTF is of Binary Domain: You will notice the camera is sort of jerking off to one side or another - no not like that, jerking off to one side - no, this is not going to sound good regardless of how I say it, let's just abandon that sentence.

TB: (to Jesse) Stop doing that or you'll break the game. And that's bad.

Jesse: Is this where you tell me, "I ate steak off the back of a naked Asian woman [for breakfast], then I went and killed a rhinoceros with my bare hands, upon which I took his horn and made a flute- even though it seems impossible. And I did that all before 6 A.M."
TB: Ah, so you do follow my Twitter.

  • Berserk Button:
    • Don't mess with Husky Starcraft -- the guy is responsible for getting TB his YouTube partnership, and the job to provide for his family, or, in TB's own words: "Husky is the reason my family still has a roof over their heads".
    • Has a bit of a trigger finger on banning Fan Dumb -- both his own and that of others. It doesn't matter if you like his videos, you love kittens or you like Ponies -- if you're being a dick about what you like, you will piss him off.
    • Also, don't touch his hat, as Jesse found out the hard way in Terraria.
    • Don't. Diss. Charity! Be it the Humble Bundle or Red Cross. You WILL get shouted at, banned from his channel, and possibly set on fire through the internet.
    • Newest one... Moogles, which make Total Biscuit punch a kitten.
      • Chocobo~...
    • His biggest one yet: Do not, under any circumstance, question TB's morals as a commentator and as a game consumer. Nearly an hour of the fourth GameStation podcast was devoted to a debate/shouting contest between Jesse and TB on this. Jesse had to sleep on the couch.
  • Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Male Version. The 6th Podcast has Jesse, TB and Simon respectively, BadassBeards and all.
  • Brutal Honesty: Comes hand in hand with the Caustic Critic trope, don't expect him to soften the blow when picking faults.

TB (Speaking about Q.U.B.E. - a puzzle game): "A well designed game with a lot of thought behind it... but has honestly the character of your average plank of wood."

  • The Cameo:
    • As pointed out by TB and Jesse in their Q & A video together on Jesse Cox, Simon (a Gnome) and Lewis (then named Zephir, a Night Elf) are literally right there when TB is accepting and recording the "Peacebloom vs Ghouls" quest, back in the days when the Yogscast, Total Biscuit, and Jesse Cox had a friendly rivarly uploading World of Warcraft content as quickly as they could.
    • Simon (Honeydew) decides to finally add Total Biscuit to his Steam friends list during one of his Terraria livestreams.
    • Another one where he cameos during the Yogscast's Earth Defense Force Livestream (audio only as the video is game footage). Notable of reducing Sips to a blithering fanboy.

Sips: Say my name. Oh please say my name!
TB: Um...

  • TB chats for a while then leaves*

Sips: He probably thinks I'm a weird fanboy now...

    • And now Lewis is a cute necromancer girl followed by 4 meatpatchworked monsters while TB is a furry with a charrzooka and stabby stabby daggers in the GW2 beta.

TB:Greetings Lewis, how are you today?

  • Catch Phrase: Numerous. Some of the most frequent ones seem to be more along the lines of a Verbal Tic, in fact.
    • "Fire ze missiles!"
    • "Im Working on it."
    • "Yes indeed.."
    • "Sounds reasonable."
    • "That's problematic."
    • "Covered in X!" (a reference to Eddie Izzard's "covered in bees!")
    • "Yes, it is delicious!"
    • "My name is Total Biscuit and I'm here to ask and answer one simple question... WTF is *insert indie game here*?"
    • "My name is Total Biscuit [beat] and I suck at Starcraft 2."
    • "By any stretch of the imagination"
    • "Free X! My favorite kind of X!"
    • "Big fan of that."
    • "Ah, bollocks..."
    • "X is/are the worst thing/things in the world..."
    • "Death to those who play false metal!"
    • "Onwards, for great justice!"
    • "Let us rock and/or roll... whichever comes first."
    • "Lets kick it off, shall we?"
    • "Funny how that works."
    • "I can tell you that for a fact."
  • Catchphrase Interruptus:

"Onward, for great (*Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw*) ...death"

    • He also reference the trope by name during WTF is Dustforce.
  • Can't Hold His Liquor: During the Star Wars Kinect Dance Off and the 14th podcast, TB visibly drinks the least amount of Champagne among the three of them, but looks even more drunk than Jesse (downed his whole bottle, yet only acts slightly more silly than usual) and Dodger (almost finished her bottle and does not look drunk at all).
  • Caustic Critic: At times, but less often than the name "Cynical Brit" would suggest. He's actually quite fair, and often finds something to appreciate even in a game he doesn't like.
  • Comically Missing the Point: Upon going to Paris and witnessing the Eiffel Tower lit up, his reply is this:

TB: That is NOT energy efficient.

  • Cuteness Proximity: He's not usually a victim of this, but then the Popori appeared. "IT'S A BEAVER!"
    • That said, this trope is possibly parodied for the most part. There have been quite a few times where he said something that isn't stereotypically cute (like the skull in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine) being adorable.
    • One instance of this happened during Easter Day where his twitter avatar became a cute rabbit, followed up by him linking to bunny videos on youtube and posting random cute bunny pictures throughout the day. Subscribers and followers of his Twitter had a Wild Mass Guessing about whether he was momentarily possessed, drunk, sad, hungry for rabbit meat, Trolling, if it was his wife, or if he had a soft spot for bunnies.

Subscriber: Cynical Fleet currently experiencing bunnies, please try again later.

  • Deadpan Snarker: While playing Magicka with Lewis and Simon of the Yogscast.
    • To be fair, he is this quite often, even outside of his videogaming.
  • Determinator: He can be quite persistent in his efforts to complete a task set before him, be it by a game or by a person.

I'm not leaving until this is done! I don't care if this is a three-hour freaking video! It's gonna happen!

"Hold stuff down and you get this combo, called the 'voltic slash' it's got a cooldown right there, two meter range... Two meter range? That's fairly impressive, quite the reach on that guy!"

"Did I just get killed by an elevator? *Beat* I just git auhg-uhhug... Everything in this game is out to kill me! And is doing an exceptionally good job of it.

"Nothing is bloody safe in this game!"

You want hate? You see what the Nazis did, that's hate! Yes I brought the Nazis in. --Total Biscuit, disagreeing with the term "hater" to describe someone who strongly dislikes a game.

"I FEEL EVERY DEATH IN THE HEART OF MY SOUL"

"Oh, you have a viking, uh, that's adorable... YAMATO CANNON!!! BOOM!! You don't have a viking anymore."

Guy on twitter, having missed TB's announcements about the assembly in Finland: What's in Finland?
TB: Finns.

TB: There was no jazz at all! NO JAZZ AT ALL!

  • The Mean Brit
  • Missing Episode: The three lost Terraria videos. All of them had the videos lost (the second and third by accidental deletion on TB's part) but the audio saved, and TB has released the second and third lost episodes (meant to be before episode 32) as an audio podcast. The first one, meant to be before episode 13, has not been released, though.
  • Nausea Fuel: Invoked. He gets motion sickness from playing Datajammers: Fast Forward.
    • See also "WTF Is...TheBindingOfIsaac". He says several times that the game, while fun and very well-made, is absolutely disturbing and disgusting.
  • Needs More Love: Invoked. He thought Section 8: Prejudice was becoming so massively underrated that he decided to feature it a second time.
  • Nice Hat: Why yes he does own a top hat in Real Life, and if there is a top hat to be obtained in a game he'll make it one of his top priorities to get it.
  • One of Us:
    • He mentions Tvtropes on the first episode of the GameStation podcast, as well as dropping trope names in other videos, including the second episode of aforementioned podcast.
    • He's also a registered Troper, mentioning that he reads TV Tropes quite a bit in the Febuary 15th, 2012 Mailbox and references his page (as well as Jesse Cox's.)
    • The third time is during the 14th podcast, where he rather proudly declares himself a Snark Knight.
  • Only in It For the Money: Averted, he thoroughly enjoys doing his work (The Fan Dumb that comes with it, not so much), and is not above doing charity work and donating to charity. Of course he has to earn a living from his work, but money is not the primary motivator.

TB (speaking of money he earned): "As regards to the money I don't really care, so I went and bought a goat."

  • Podcast:
    • Has done numerous "classic" radio shows and podcasts; the most notable one, also discontinued shortly after quitting World of Warcraft, was "Blue Plz".
    • One of the regular hosts of The Gamestation's podcast alongside Jesse Cox and Dodger.
  • Precision F-Strike: At the end of his video WTF is GLaDOS doing in The Ball?, after having struggled with a simple ball-based physics puzzle and (finally) passing it:

I am the master of my own balls! (sees a ball-required pressure pad) Bollocks.

    • In fact, pretty much any use of profanity on TB's part (outside videos containing "spur-of-the-moment" reactions such as his Hallowe'en special on Amnesia: The Dark Descent or daily VoDs of his raw I Suck At Starcraft stream) - due to its irregularity, even despite his tendency to rant/be cynical - could be considered one of these.
    • Subverted in his Super Meat Boy video:

TB: You have any idea how difficult it is (*Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw*) to resist the urge to say FFFFFFFFFF''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!

    • He outright stated during a League of Legends livestream that it wouldn't be going up on his YouTube channel because he was swearing so much. It would go against his personal expectations when it comes to the quality of his videos.
  • Rousing Speech: He's a surprisingly good speaker.
  • Running Gag: Numerous.
    • Total Biscuit's and Jesse's ineptitude with explosives in their Terraria Let's Play.
    • Earlier, he Simon and Lewis had issues with explosives (a spell combination Simon discovered, which they began calling "ARSE Mines" after the keys needed to cast it) in their Magicka series with the Yogscast.
    • There's also the completely unrelated matter of TB describing games he enjoys as simulators:

Magicka: The premier mage suicide simulator!
Nitronic Rush: The premier car breakdancing simulator!
Limbo: The premier get-stabbed-by-shadowy-spider simulator!
Envirobear2000: The premier bear driving simulator!
Orcs Must Die: The premier orc stabbing and trap placing simulator!
Journey: The premier cloth flying simulator!

    • A Meta-example: Whenever a YouTube Video receives recognition from TB (via a Like or share on his channel), expect one of the top liked comments to be some variation of "The Cynical Fleet as Arrived" because of the legion of TB fans watching the video.
      • This originated from TB's tendency of 1-base Battlecruiser-rushing on StarCraft II before he switched to Zerg: It got popular enough for the subscriber icons in chat to be Battlecruisers, the subscribers to be named the Cynical Fleet, and the cruisers themselves to be renamed "Biscuitcruisers".
      • A variation of this is "A Total Biscuit army is approaching from the west!", derived from the Terraria in-game message 'A goblin army is approaching from the west/east!'
    • Total Biscuit pronouncing M. Night Shyamalan as Shyamalalalal.
  • Schedule Slip: In regards to his Magicka co-op with the Yogscast; the three had increasingly busy schedules starting after Part 8, and Part 14, a 40+ minute episode, had audio issues that Total Biscuit still hadn't edited out yet when it was released two months after recording.
  • Spoonerism: Mentioned by name in his WTF is... video for Dustforce.
  • Squee: Oh, so very much during his video WTF is Warhammer 40k: Space Marine?
  • Straight Man: To Jesse Cox's Wiseguy, when paired up in projects such as DC Universe Online and Terraria.
    • Hell, he's pretty much the Straight Man to the entire Game Station. Which says a lot about the Game Station.
    • He lampshaded it himself in the Terraria series.

TB: "You're the funny guy, I'm the straight guy, start singing, dammit!"
Jesse: "I dunno if I'd call you the straight guy! HEY-O!"
TB: *Disgusted Sigh*

TB: Yo yo! The west side! Lemme - lemme spit for ya... and such.
Jesse: That... that is... no. No. Never - on behalf of the world, no. Don't spit for us.

  • Troll: Towards Simon of the Yogscast in Magicka and to a lesser extent Trine 2.
  • True Art Is Incomprehensible: Discussed in-universe when playing The Binding of Isaac
  • Verbal Tic: Overlaps with Angrish. His version of distinct from others. It sounds like a weird combination of a squeak, squawk and screech.
  • Viewer Gender Confusion: Initially thinks the Mechanic in Terraria is male.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: With Jesse Cox of Jesse Cox, though he admits that it's a bit played up. A bit, but not very much: he still hates Jesse. Even in front of their TGS associates.
  • Weaksauce Weakness: Or more to the point, Why did it have to be puzzle games (or any game that requires puzzle-solving skills)?? TB is Dyspraxic, which according to a comment, is a motor learning difficulty that can affect planning of movements and coordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body, which means it takes TB around twice as long to solve puzzles as someone who doesn't have this.
    • Despite this, he seems to really like Super Meat Boy, which is hard enough already for a person without dyspraxia!
  • We Sell Everything: Discussed and basically ranted about in Part 4 of his Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning livestream.
  • Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things:
    • Will never ever post a Minecraft video due to the Fan Dumb: According to TB, once you go Minecraft, you never go back because of never ending fan demand. Funny enough, his wife, Intricacy, had her first Cynical Brit Community News video with Minecraft in the background, even lampshading how she's going against TB's "no Minecraft" rule.
    • Ditto for Heroes of Newerth. TB isn't going to cover it mostly because the community is so horrible, but especially because, when he'd done his first League of Legends video, he received a massive amount of hatemail from Heroes players insulting him and demanding him to cover their superior game instead. Yeah. Not too hard to believe.
    • TB no longer reads the YouTube comments in his videos because of the sheer amount of stupidity that resides there. He used to read them, but blocked them on his personal computer after his doctor told him they had given him stress-related illness. Now, his volunteer mods and his wife read them for him and relay the best and most frequent comments. Whenever he does occasionally read and respond to comments, it is like seeing chum thrown into a shark pool.
    • At this stage, the Skyrim community is nearing this point aswell, as despite having stated on several occasions that he will not do Skyrim content (because he wouldn't be able to live up to the standard for content on his page, and also because everyone and their mother is doing it), he still gets tweets, Facebook messages and YouTube comments on whether or not he will do a WTF is... Skyrim.
  • Younger Than They Look: If you estimate using his voice and the way he looks without his Nice Hat on here and here, it's easy to forget that he's 28 and actually younger than Simon Lane (34), Lewis Brindley (29) and Jesse Cox (30).

My name's been TotalBiscuit, and I'll see you next time...

  1. ↑ Though, if game developing was the topic of a Reality Show, TB would definitely be the Mean Brit
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